Origins of the Dockray surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 44North West 69Isle of ManYorkshire 195East Midlands 5West Midlands 2East 3London 54South East 6South West 3South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dockrays lived in yorkshire

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    390 Dockray Travel & migration records
    3,300 Dockrays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dockray

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    What are the most common Dockray first names?

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    Common jobs for Dockrays

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Dockrays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    15

    House Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Living On Own Means

    9

    Farmers Wife

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Dockrays in 1921

    Farmer

    9

    Joiner

    9

    Tailor

    9

    Tobacco Manufacturer

    9

    Blacksmith

    8

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